Zoonotic risk for influenza a (H5N1) infection in wild swan feathers

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1549-1551

  Yamamoto, Yu ^a   Nakamura, Kikuyasu ^a   Yamada, Manabu ^a   Ito, Toshihiro ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Feathers; H5n1 subtype; Influenza a virus; Swans; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DUCKS AND GEESE; FEATHER; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; VIROLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANSERIFORMES; FEATHERS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; ZOONOSES;

AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; CYGNUS; CYGNUS CYGNUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

EID: 71749096787     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.001549     Document Type: Article

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